The creative industries are the most exciting, dynamic, diverse and fastest growing areas in the UK, which is great news if you are thinking of Art & Design as your future career.
Our Creative Industries students work in the College’s purpose-built Creative Industries area, which incorporates art and design studios, including printmaking and pottery areas, multimedia suites and a green room.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma is a two-year programme which is equivalent to three A levels.
Our Art & Design courses are run in partnership with University Arts London (UAL)
“It was only when I started the course I realised how many career options Art & Design could lead to.” Tim Chapman, Level 3 Art & Design
The courses here are great, especially Art & Design, it gave me the opportunity to explore a few different paths, it was only when I started the course that I realised the amount of career options doing Art & Design could lead to. I wouldn’t have considered a career in Art & Design as an option until I studied it. I gained a real interest in programming and being technical in art rather than just photography or illustration, if it wasn’t for being exposed to different types of art & design that wouldn’t have come up. My advice is to be open to what the course throws at you because you are not going to know what is going to spark interest until you actually try it out and give it your all."
Hospitality Supervision & Leadership - Level 3 Diploma
Jerome says: "I chose to study at Merton College because it has excellent facilities for my Hospitality & Catering course. The College is very welcoming and my tutors are very supportive. As part of my course, I deliver a service to customers that visit the Taste Restaurant and I really enjoy interacting with them. We regularly host events and I like working as a team to co-ordinate these events. For example, we are often visited by members of the local community who come to the restaurant for lunch."
Once Jerome has completed his Diploma, he intends to study a Higher Level Apprenticeship in Hospitality and work for a major restaurant chain. His ultimate goal is to own a chain of restaurants one day.
